One by: Kathryn Otashi
So after I read our letter from our mascot to my firsties we read One. This book was great! It focuses on bulllying. In this story the color Blue is quiet and the color Red is a hot head who is mean and picks on Blue. The colors Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple don't like this but don't have the courage to speak up and stand up for Blue. Then One comes along and shows all the colors how to take a stand together and help Blue. It's simply, simply precious.
So after reading One our job was to create an idea that complimented each and every child in our class. Well I thought it would be great for us to create a poster for everyone. So I took some white construction paper, wrote each's child name in the middle of their poster and as a class during our "Morning Meeting" or some call it "Care Time" we each said something nice about the person and I wrote it down with there name next to it. I did at least 4 per day. Two in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. I know some of you are thinking how do I have the time? Well let's just say I MAKE the time. Yes, my students are expected to learn many things. However, I believe that empathy and compassion is just as important if not more. Here is an example of one of our posters. My firsties thought it was important that they made one for me to. Awwwww I just love them!
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I explained to my firsties that when they are feeling a little "Blue" that they may go out into the hallway (as long as I'm not teaching a mini lesson) and take a look at their poster and read all the awesome things their buddies think of them. My last picture today is the final product of our challenge. It says, "Miss May's Firsties Know All About Making People Feel Special!

Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
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